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Kibbeh with Labneh or with Meat and Cheese
A practical, easy kibbeh recipe—read the preparation steps and you’ll see it couldn’t be simpler.
Qawarma Meat
How to make qawarma meat with an easy, tried-and-tested homemade recipe! Qawarma is one of the Lebanese pantry staples, often prepared at the end of summer to be used during the cold winter months. It is fried and salted meat, known in some Arab countries as dried meat or "qadeed." It is usually served with fried eggs or added over seasoned hummus, as well as many traditional Lebanese dishes.
Steak with Mushroom Sauce
A rich, satisfying steak with mushroom cream sauce. Cooking cream adds a lovely flavor to sauces served with meat or chicken—try this delicious recipe.
How to Make Foamy Yogurt
Foamy yogurt is a healthy, refreshing drink that takes little time or ingredients to prepare. It pairs well with meat-filled flatbread or any meat for a complete meal.
How to Make Almond-Stuffed Dates
A very practical recipe, perfect for vegetarians and anyone who enjoys a light, healthy dessert. Learn how to make almond-stuffed dates quickly and easily using ground almonds.
Grain Salad with Freekeh
A very tasty and highly nutritious recipe, especially for vegetarians seeking to compensate for the protein found in meat. A grain or legume salad that is easy to make and can be a complete meal.
Easy Homemade Beef Burger Patties
Why buy ready-made burger patties when you can make them this easily? A wonderful recipe for making burger meat from A to Z with ingredients found in every home.
How to Make Tomato Kamouneh
Tomato kamouneh is one of the most famous and delicious Lebanese vegetarian recipes. It is based on kamouneh seasoning, a blend of aromatic herbs and spices also used for meat kibbeh and potato kibbeh.
Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe
For anyone following a special diet or avoiding meat: the long-awaited fully plant-based replacement for meat shawarma. Here is the vegetarian shawarma recipe—enjoy.
How to Make Kousa bil Laban (Zucchini in Yogurt)
Kousa bil laban, like other yogurt-based dishes, is very distinctive and delicious. It takes some time to prepare because it’s made in stages, but the family will be delighted with this wonderful recipe—especially since we add some pieces of meat!
Best Pea and Carrot Stew
Pea and carrot stew with pieces of meat — a home-style recipe that's simply the best. Many children resist this particular stew, so here is the reliable method.
Qamar al-Din with Cooked Cream
Qamar al-Din filled with a cooked clotted cream and rolled into little rolls — an inventive, delicious recipe that qamar al-din lovers will enjoy. A lovely creative way to present a sweet!
Dawood Basha
Dawood Basha — a practical, quick and very tasty meatball dish that doesn’t require many ingredients. Serve with rice.
Beef Steak with Pomegranate Molasses
How would you like to prepare and enjoy meat? This steak recipe uses pomegranate molasses as a key component to give the meat its distinctive flavor.
How to Make Homemade Beef Hamburgers
A practical, tested, and reliable recipe for making homemade beef hamburger patties. Why buy premade hamburger meat when you can make them at home, easily, deliciously, and affordably?
Kabsa with Lamb Rib
Kabsa rice with a lamb rib — a very distinctive recipe. The rice is baked in a tray in the oven, which gives it a unique flavor. The meat topping and peas add the finishing touches.
Three Breads from One Dough
Homemade bread is irresistible. This single dough can be shaped to make French rolls, toast loaf, or hamburger buns—only the shaping differs.
Dawood Basha (Meatballs) with Rice
Dawood Basha is a dish of Turkish origin that has become a beloved family classic across the Arab world — popular with both children and adults.

















